Beginning of year

The beginning of the year is always a whirlwind with the first few days of school and Open House/Visitation. Whether you have your Open House/Visitation before school starts, or once the year is already in full swing, it’s still a huge undertaking! Today I’m sharing with you my 5 favorite tips for your Open House ... Read More about Kindergarten Visitation!

Get to know your students this back to school season with these ideas and freebies. Start your first day of school with these the perfect ice-breakers and activities. You'll love these… More

YOU’RE FINALLY HERE! Written and Illustrated by Mélanie Watt you can find this book in picturebook fiction, E WAT WELCOME! Hooray! You’re finally here! But where were you? At first, this litt…

Is it too soon to be talking about ‘Back to School ideas’ already?

The First Week Back Activity Pack is stuffed full of activities for your first week of 2nd grade. To make it all make sense, I've included a free PDF of lesson plans for the first week of school that blends the activities from this pack with the routine and procedure lessons you need to teach! Click to download your FREE lesson plans for the first week of school, and have your best first week of school, EVER.

Jump-Start on Back to School 10 comments Back to School, Freebies Yay for summer! It's the season of relaxation, but the thought of school is always on my mind. I don't think I can turn off the teacher part of me. While I get my fill of relaxation, I also make sure to get a jump-start on a few of my back to school tasks! I certainly have my list of things to accomplish this summer, but before I left school I made sure to prep as much as I could for next year. #jumpstart #check #happyteacher…

It's that time of year again...back to school season. You're busy setting up your Pinterest-worthy classroom, focusing on every detail. Y...

Back to school, meet the teacher, open house ... whatever you call it at your school, these tips will help you make it spectacular!

Everything you need to know about running your best Meet the Teacher night is here! Tips, tricks, and freebies for the best night ever! #backtoschool #meettheteacher #firstgraderesources

the perfect back to school read aloud and support activities for a kindergarten or first grade classroom!

Brain Waves Instruction: Favorite Back to School Activities

The first week of school is focused on reviewing rules, expectations and procedures. Check out these 15 children's picture books to help your little learners grasp the importance of following the rules! Each book comes with an activity idea.

Today I'm sharing one of my favourite tasks for building community in the classroom. Students are able to share an important aspect of themselves (the story of their name) with the class and with me, their teacher. Through this task we are also working on important skills, like reading comprehension, writing, and reflection. Day 1 To begin, I asked my students to write any name they wish they had on a sticky note. They then placed it in a mason jar. I read my class the story "The Name Jar"…

These things that should be at the top of Teachers' To-Do List for the Beginning of Year has great back to school ideas for all teachers.

First year teachers and veterans alike need fun back to school activities and ice breakers for your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. In this blog post, nearly 400 teachers weighed in on their favorite back-to-school activities and ice breakers - and here are their top picks! The most popular, practical, and unique first week of school activities loved by upper elementary teachers around the world! You are sure to find an idea that works for your classroom.

To create a personal touch between teachers and students, we have partnered with ASTROBRIGHTS® Papers to bring you free Colorful Student Welcome Postcards.

We read Chrysanthemum at the beginning of each school year. Not only is the topic a good one for talking about healthy and respectful classroom communities, but because her name is sooo long, the story lends itself well to fun name activities on the first day of school. In this post, I share an activity that's perfect for 2nd grade children who have experience collecting and graphing data (math skills they likely learned the year before) and a differentiated version for new firsties. Come…

With so many different times throughout the year that you can use this in your classroom (first week of school writing activity, New Year/Back from break writing activity, end of the year writing activity), we’ve included all the writing prompts to go with them, making this an easy and low-prep writing activity for your students. Display these for the cutest bulletin board idea!

Get to know your class with these ideas for back to school activities! Make back to school prep and planning a little easier by gathering get to know you activities from this article by Hello Learning. These first week of school activities are perfect for a 4th grade or 5th grade classroom. Kids will love that you want to get to know your class! Click to get some new ideas for your back to school plans!